There is an easy charm about Josep Maria Bartomeu. A week has passed since he was re-elected as Barcelona president but his confidence about what the future promises for the Spanish and European champions — treble winners last season — should not be mistaken for complacency. He is acutely aware of

Louis van Gaal has been putting his players firmly through their paces with double training sessions most days but the United manager recognises there must be downtime, too. So on a welcome and well-earned afternoon off, the squad put their spare time to good use by visiting San Francisco’s iconic

David De Gea is under growing pressure from Louis van Gaal to play for Manchester United against Barcelona tomorrow evening and to ensure that he is mentally prepared for the start of the season amid the uncertainty over his future. The United goalkeeper, whose hopes of a move to Real Madrid this

Dwight Yorke may have been a key member of the historic treble winning side from 1998-99 but, evidently, some of Manchester United’s younger supporters in the United States remain unfamiliar with the club’s former striker. Now a United ambassador who is busy doing a series of meet and greets among

Ashley Young is facing an anxious wait to discover if he will earn a new contract with Manchester United. United have held only preliminary talks so far with Young’s representatives, with the England winger likely to have to prove over the opening months of the new campaign that his excellent form

There were loud cheers outside the Avaya Stadium when Sir Alex Ferguson, flanked by Manchester United security officials, was spotted by fans. Dressed in a club suit and tie, the former United manager waved to the crowd before being whisked off to meet and greet dignitaries. Sir Alex and Louis van

Louis van Gaal hopes to have David De Gea available to face Barcelona in California on Saturday evening as the Manchester United manager warned his players that no one’s position in the team will be safe next season. De Gea sat out United’s second tour match against San Jose Earthquakes, which his

Shaw shows signs of form Manchester United’s tour of the US last summer was something of a baptism of fire for Luke Shaw. Instructed to undergo solo sessions by Louis van Gaal, who complained publicly that the left back was not fit enough and had come back out of shape from the World Cup finals

It was not the way Marouane Fellaini would have wanted or intended to spend the first day of his summer holidays. Sent off on the final day of last season against Hull City, the Manchester United midfielder found himself in Louis van Gaal’s office the next morning being fined for what the manager

ngel Di María has moved closer to a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Senior officials from the French champions held face-to-face talks with Manchester United to try to push through a £50 million deal for the unsettled Argentina winger. Olivier Létang, the PSG sporting director, flew to London to